Emmy Award-winning producer Johnathan Walton poses for a photo with his Emmy Awards at his apartment in downtown Los Angeles, Monday, March 25, 2024. Walton was scammed by con artist Marianne "Mair" Smyth, who is now facing extradition to the United Kingdom. Walton started a podcast in 2021, “Queen of the Con,” to warn others about Smyth after he said he was fleeced out of nearly $100,000. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Emmy Award-winning producer Johnathan Walton poses for a photo with his Emmy Awards at his apartment in downtown Los Angeles, Monday, March 25, 2024. Walton was scammed by con artist Marianne "Mair" Smyth, who is now facing extradition to the United Kingdom. Walton started a podcast in 2021, “Queen of the Con,” to warn others about Smyth after he said he was fleeced out of nearly $100,000. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Emmy Award-winning producer Johnathan Walton works at his laptop inside his apartment in downtown Los Angeles, Monday, March 25, 2024. Walton was scammed by con artist Marianne "Mair" Smyth, who is now facing extradition to the United Kingdom. Walton started a podcast in 2021, “Queen of the Con,” to warn others about Smyth after he said he was fleeced out of nearly $100,000. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
FILE - In a December 2013 photo taken in Los Angeles, Johnathan Walton, and Mary Smyth pose during her treetrimming Christmas party. Smyth was later found guilty of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from Walton as part of one of several scams she was accused of orchestrating. (Johnathan Walton via AP, File)